CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 43, 12 April 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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beuteb's telegba-ms. * Gaibo, April 9. Despatches now to hand frem General Gordon, dated 30th March, state that the , rebels in the neighbourhood of Khartoum number under two thousand. Desultory fighting has taken place between them and tho Egyptian troops forming the garrison at Khartoum. The latter bave been victorious in all tiie encounters, and many of the rebels have been killed. General Gordon further reports that two hundred Bashi Bazouks (Egyptian irregulars) having proved mutinous, were at once disarmed without disturbance. Received April 11, 8.10 a.m. Pabis, April 9. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Ferry announced that a complete rupture has occurred in the negotiations wiiich have been proceeding with the Malagasy Government, and that it had therefore been decided by the French Government to extend the limils of the territory occupied by the French troops so as to include tbe north-western half of Mandalay (six). Caibo, April 10. Intelligence has been received here tbat Admiral Sir William Hewitt, commanding the Eait Indian squadron, who proceeded a short time back on a special mission to Abyssinia, has now left for Massowah on board the flag ship, H.M.S. Euryalns, and is returniug to Suakiin. Further news is to hand from Kassala, a town in Soudan, near the Aby*-sinian frontier, confirms the previous intelligence of the critical position of the Beleagmed garrison, and the Governor has made a fresh appeal to the British authorities at Souakim for aid. He annunces that the Bashi Bazouk, forming part of his force, are deserting him, and fears he may not be able to hold out much longer unless assistance is sent. Received April 12. 1 5 a.m. The difficulty which has arisen between Nubar Pasha, President ot the (.'ouncil of Ministers, aud Clifford Lloyd, UnderSecretary of the Hume Department, has been amicably arranged. Nubar Pasha has withdrawn his ressiguation, and both will remain in office. I Bbisbanb, April 10. ' The trial of the Brisbane Courier for the publication of alleged libels upon members of the LegUlative Assembly, in an article commenting upon the proceedings of the elections and qualifications committee, concluded to-day. The jury I returned an unanimous verdict of "Sot I Guilt -'-" .